Title:Mind the gap : private power, online information flows and EU law
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Author(s):DALY, AngelaDate:2015Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2015Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of LawAbstract:This thesis examines how European Union law and regulation address concentrations of private economic power which impede free information flows on the Internet to the detriment of Internet users' autonomy. In particular, ...

Title:The role of media pluralism in the enforcement of EU competition law
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Author(s):BANIA, KonstantinaDate:2015Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2015Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of LawAbstract:EU Competition Law is generally believed to play a negligible role in protecting media pluralism. Three arguments are usually put forward to support this position. First, the application of EU competition law ensures market ...

Title:Article 81 : putting public policy in its place
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Author(s):TOWNLEY, ChristopherDate:2005Citation:Florence : European University Institute, 2005Type:ThesisSeries/Number:EUI PhD theses; Department of LawAbstract:This dissertation discusses the role of public policy in Article 81 of the EC Treaty. The Commission, and recently the Court of First Instance have said that the sole objective of Article 81 EC is consumer welfare. Many ...